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Method and system to automatically convert a file format and image forming apparatus used in the same

  • US 8,526,018 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2006
  • Issued: 09/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to convert a file stored in an image forming apparatus and to transmit the converted file to a remote device, comprising:

  • displaying a plurality of tasks to be executed by the image forming apparatus;

    receiving a user input to select an emailing task from among the displayed plurality of tasks to transmit a file via an email transmission;

    receiving a user input to select a file stored in a format compatible to a task different to the selected emailing task, from among a plurality of files stored in the image forming apparatus, to be transmitted to a remote device via the email transmission;

    converting the format of data of the selected file to be transmitted to the remote device via the email transmission into a bitmap format and converting the format of the selected file from the bitmap format into one of a plurality of formats predefined for the emailing task; and

    transmitting the converted file to the remote device via the email transmission.

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